US citizens: call for permanent protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain from oil extraction.

New York City's corporate-run gratis wifi network means the city is selling the public's privacy.

The pay phones they are eliminating are useful. A local call costs 50 cents.

The WiFi replacement is worthless junk, since the price of use is your freedom. It will (1) require registration and being tracked, and (2) require running nonfree Javascript software.

Can anyone develop a way to connect using free software as a replacement for their Javascript code? With that, I might be able to find someone who will lend me per account.

The article also mentions the Domain Awareness System, a monstrous street surveillance system that threatens to track cars and people around the city. No one should be allowed to operate such a system; every remotely viewable camera should require a specific court order.

Donald Trump Used to Dog-Whistle Racism. Now He Just Yells It.

I fear this is a sign of how he has legitimized bigotry for a part of the US.

Burundi: torture and economic failure. "Some of the torture techniques that we have documented are so vicious it’s unbelievable that anyone survives."

Even US senators face discrimination when they are black.